Basic Units Practice #4

1. What is the reading shown on the top dial?

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2. What is the reading shown on the bottom dial?

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3. How much does a millilitre of water weigh?

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4. How heavy is a typical adult sparrow: 3000g, 300g, 30g, 3g or 0.3g ?

5. How high is the world high jump record: 2450mm or 245mm 24.5mm 2.45mm?

6. What is 45 mm in cm? ……………………………………

7. What is 320 m in km? ……………………………………

8. What is 65 mg in g? ……………………………………

9. What is 2.5 Amps in milliAmps? ……………………………………

10. What is 600 cm3 in Litres? ……………………………………

11. What is 735 seconds in minutes? ……………………………………

12. What is 1.15 hours in minutes? ……………………………………

13. What is a three and a third minutes in seconds? ……………………………………

14. How many minutes longer is 41/2 hours than 32/3 hours? ……………………………………

15. How many lots of 12 seconds are there in 8 minutes? ……………………………………

16. How long is it from 1:23 a.m. to 7:10 a.m.? ……………………………………

17. How long is it from 2:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.? ……………………………………

18. What time is it two and a half hours before 1:40 a.m.? ……………………………………

19. What is quarter to three in the afternoon in 24 hour time? ……………………………………

20. What is 1730 in normal time? ……………………………………

Answers: Basic Units Practice #4

Note: don’t leave out units

1. What is the reading shown on the top dial?

about –0.7 VU

2. What is the reading shown on the bottom dial?

about 36 dB

3. How much does a millilitre of water weigh?

1 gram

4. How heavy is a typical adult sparrow: 30 g

5. How high is the world high jump record : 2450 mm = 2.45 m

6. What is 45 mm in cm? 4.5 cm

7. What is 320 m in km? 0.32 km

8. What is 65 mg in g? 0.065 g

9. What is 2.5 Amps in milliAmps? 2500 mA

10. What is 600 cm3 in Litres? = 600 mL = 0.6 L

11. What is 735 seconds in minutes? = 12 = 12 1/4 or 12.25 minutes

12. What is 1.15 hours in minutes? 1.15 × 60 = 69 minutes (Note: not 1hr15m = 75 min)

13. What is a three and a third minutes in seconds? 31/3 × 60 = 200 seconds

14. How many minutes longer is 41/2 hours than 32/3 hours? 1
/3 × 60 + 1
/2 × 60= 50 min

15. How many lots of 12 seconds are there in 8 minutes? 8 × 60 ÷ 12 = 40 lots

16. How long is it from 1:23 a.m. to 7:10 a.m.? 5 hours 47 minutes

17. How long is it from 2:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.? 11 hours 15 minutes

18. What time is it two and a half hours before 1:40 a.m.? 11:10 p.m. (day before)

19. What is quarter to three in the afternoon in 24 hour time? 14:45 or 1445 (hours)

20. What is 1730 in normal time? 5:30 p.m. (half past five in the afternoon)